Scott Linden

TV series from NSSF and Scott Linden. Wingshooting USA focuses on the fun of bird hunting and honors the dogs that make it all possible.

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Articles

Post-Season Skills Training - Gun Dog

2 weeks ago | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

Time to take stock. Guns cleaned, dog rested and doctored, photos posted on social media, and birds are in the freezer. Now, let’s take a long, unvarnished look at your just-concluded hunting season. Could it have been better? If you answered “no,” congratulations and send me some of your mojo. If you muttered a subdued “yes,” here are a few dozen things in five basic categories that you might want to work on before next season opener.
How to have a successful Upland Hunt in the Winter

Jan 3, 2025 | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

“Hunt ‘em up!” and you’re into the field with your favorite hunting buddy: your dog. Only this time, your shout is muted by snow-covered branches and ground. Winter is here, and sometimes, it’s the perfect opportunity to get in one more hunt … if you’re prepared. Crunchy footfalls on dry leaves are a fond but distant memory. Radical changes in weather require new strategies based on different bird behavior.
Hunting Upland Birds in the Snow

Dec 3, 2024 | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

Even if you can’t migrate like a duck when winter’s icy grip takes hold, you can change locales and hedge your bets when hunting your favorite upland species. The only question is how far? A few miles? A few hundred yards? Or is it sometimes more a “mental migration?”Just like us, birds need three things: shelter, warmth, and food. But trees are bare skeletons, wind shrieks, and groceries are scarce. Armed with those criteria, a savvy hunter can find a starting point in almost any habitat. Or can they?
Chukar Hunting Magic Under a Total Eclipse

Nov 13, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Scott Linden

The place is magical enough. Add the drama of an annular eclipse of the sun, and the voodoo ascended to another level. We were in the heart of the display, smack-dab beneath the paths of the two stellar bodies as they crossed one of the least-populated spots in the lower 48 states, which was also my favorite Nevada locale for hunting chukar partridges.
Wingshooting Tips and Tricks

Nov 12, 2024 | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

The little setter quivered, nostrils flaring. We circled wide and pinched toward the vector described by her pointing nose, a spot just shy of 12 o’clock and a little up the steep hill. Eight Huns rose as one and two shotguns cracked. Bird down on the right and left, high fives all around, and one happy dog panting joyously as her owner picked feathers from her chin. For once, everything went right. Does it happen often?
How to Stay Prepared for Your Next Bird Hunting Trip

Nov 10, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Scott Linden

Somewhere in the darkest corner of the continental U.S., we slowed then pulled over beside the pickup, its hood fl ying like a white fl ag of surrender. Later that day, my wirehair limped toward us as we jawboned about the climb and cursed the chukars that streaked down the hill we'd just ascended. Both situations-broken-down pickup and hurt dog-were quickly remedied with stuff in my truck, vest and pockets.
South Dakota Bird Hunting Spotlight

Oct 24, 2024 | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

A sea of grass … undulating like gentle waves on the ocean … with a prized treasure skulking on the surface until it rises, cackling, sometimes brought back to earth by the keerack! from a lucky hunter’s shotgun. That’s South Dakota, the country’s premier pheasant hunting state, plenty of reason it is on every hunter’s bucket list.
Best Bird Vests For Upland Hunting

Oct 7, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Scott Linden

Commonly called strap vests, the hybrid pack/bags designed for bird hunting have become firmly established among hard-core uplanders, but they probably are not what your father thinks is a bird vest. A traditional-style vest, belt pack, shoulder bag, jacket or just a pocket full of shells will do for an hour's stroll in the grouse woods, but an all-day sharptail or chukar hunt requires a re-think.
Kansas Upland Hunting Spotlight

Sep 24, 2024 | gundogmag.com | Scott Linden

The foundation of Kansas’ bird hunting renaissance is well-managed public-access. Their Walk-In Hunting Access program (WIHA) controls over 1.5 million acres of private ground and coupled with patches of publicly-owned real estate is a treasure-trove of opportunities for uplanders searching for warmer late season weather or a change of scenery. Kansas will always be the red-headed stepchild in the pheasant hunting family, but several attributes move it to the top of my list.
The Astonishing Trout Comeback of Oregon's Fall River

Sep 16, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Scott Linden

The little rainbow darted from its lair, turned and hooked itself on my Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear. After a leap, a short run and a head-shaking tussle, it was free again, sore-mouthed and grumbling back in its hiding place under a pine snag waving in the current. That tree had fallen so long ago in central Oregon's Fall River that flower-bedecked shrubs grew from it.